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Scott Brown says he will vote for regulation overhaul
www.bostonherald.com ^ | Monday, July 12, 2010 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/12/2010 10:00:30 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he will support a sweeping financial regulatory bill, moving the bill closer to the 60 votes it needs to ultimately win final approval.

Brown joins Sen. Susan Collins of Maine as two crucial Republican votes for the legislation.

Democratic leaders were still looking to secure the 60 votes needed to overcome procedural hurdles. They were awaiting word from Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe of Maine and Charles Grassley of Iowa, who supported an earlier Senate version.

Brown won concessions in the bill and said Monday that the legislation "is a better bill than it was when this whole process started."


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; rino; scottbrown; ussenate
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To: GOPsterinMA

if we make ‘em an offer do you think the Canadians will still take New England off our hands?


41 posted on 07/12/2010 11:36:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Obadiah

They all get corrupt when they get in there and make 92K and get on the take side money.

So how much money will be spent on field mice and Pelosi’s facelift?

Get -all- but MAYBE a handful voted out.AND THEN I WOKE UP!


42 posted on 07/12/2010 12:26:04 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: GOPsterinMA

This is a time in which a strong Minority Leader would make the difference. I wonder if McConnell is even mentally alert enough to be aware this is happening.


43 posted on 07/12/2010 12:29:38 PM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: GOPsterinMA
Don't be surprised if RINO Brown becomes a RAT in short order. A sellout is a sellout and exhibits traitorous traits.
44 posted on 07/12/2010 12:37:22 PM PDT by kenmcg
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To: GOPsterinMA

Anybody that supports abortion rights in any way shape or form is filth, so really no surprise here at all.


45 posted on 07/12/2010 12:42:27 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge ( SARAH PALIN or BUST.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

I can hardly wait for January. It will be nice to get the hell out of here and just LIVE.


46 posted on 07/12/2010 12:45:42 PM PDT by mojitojoe (When crisis becomes opportunity, crisis becomes the goal.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Freepers that donated to this POS should call his office today.


47 posted on 07/12/2010 1:01:19 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Take back our country on November 2, 2010.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Mccain light........


48 posted on 07/12/2010 1:03:35 PM PDT by marmar ((Although, I may look different then you....my blood still runs..RED, WHITE, & BLUE. RETIRED USAF))
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To: GOPsterinMA

Well, Brown looks good, speaks well and dresses nicely, but underneath it all resides the brain of another liberal chump. Bob


49 posted on 07/12/2010 1:17:20 PM PDT by alstewartfan (Two broken Tigers on fire in the night, Flicker their souls to the wind." Al Stewart)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

He’s on WRKO now explaining his vote. He thinks it ends the bailout mentality. No, only a Republican Congress will do that.


50 posted on 07/12/2010 1:22:29 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Windy City Conservative

Well put. Last month when he and his family were photographed at the WH bbq, the word ‘whore’ was stamped into his forehead. Notice how he got elected though? He put himself out there like a Joe the Plumber type; driving his pickup; stating that he was ‘driving’ his pickup to DC and using all the buzz words. Lord, I feel for the people in MASS but truly, with these senators, their constituency is the entire Nation....problem being, only their states can vote them in or defeat them and then, we’re all stuck.


51 posted on 07/12/2010 1:34:24 PM PDT by Outlaw Woman
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To: advance_copy

Scott Brown is one of the luckier people in political history. He won the election purely because of timing and the fact that everyone thought he would the 41st vote and end the health care bill.

In a normal year without the health care situation he wouldn’t have come close. If health care had already passed he wouldn’t have come close. If the dems had say 55 votes and his vote meant nothing he wouldn’t have come close.

It was really the perfect storm for him. He’ll likely vote for Kagan as well.


52 posted on 07/12/2010 1:51:25 PM PDT by jeltz25
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To: GOPsterinMA

I had high hopes for him when he rode in on his truck. I wonder if the rest of the repubs in Mass. are RINOS as well?


53 posted on 07/12/2010 1:55:05 PM PDT by Soothesayer9
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To: GOPsterinMA

This email was widely circulated—and may have turned Scott.

“Dear Senator Brown:
I write to urge you to support the Financial Reform Bill.

“Many of us here in Massachusetts have been hurt financially—and emotionally—by Wall Street predators. It is time to curb these abuses.

“Banks must take responsibilty for their mistakes—we can not have us taxpayers bailing out banks ever again. They must pay into a fund that covers their malfeasance—and encourage them to police themselves. We need strong consumer protection.

“I am a “small” Republican investor. But us small Republicans want to have Government on our side, for once.

“Please support the Financial Reform Bill.

“Thank you,”

Scott Brown adjusts his political calculations every day. This day he is in favor of small Republicans, tomorrow to favor the big guys for campaign contributions.


54 posted on 07/12/2010 2:19:35 PM PDT by saltus (God's Will be done)
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To: Soothesayer9

Pretty much so, that’s why my tagline says “Vote Jill Stein for governor”. She’s the Rainbow/Green Party candidate for governor here in MA. The GOP candidate is an uber-liberal, the current Rat gov. is an uber-liberal, I figure if you’re going to crash the ship into the iceberg, do it at maximum speed at this point.


55 posted on 07/12/2010 2:35:51 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Vote Jill Stein for governor.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! They wouldn’t.


56 posted on 07/12/2010 2:36:24 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Vote Jill Stein for governor.)
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To: Soothesayer9

Pretty much so, that’s why my tagline says “Vote Jill Stein for governor”. She’s the Rainbow/Green Party candidate for governor here in MA. The GOP candidate is an uber-liberal, the current Rat gov. is an uber-liberal, I figure if you’re going to crash the ship into the iceberg, do it at maximum speed at this point.


57 posted on 07/12/2010 2:36:45 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Vote Jill Stein for governor.)
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To: massgopguy
[He thinks it ends the bailout mentality. No, only a Republican Congress will do that.]

An actual Republican congress maybe, but sure as heck not the RINOtards who were running the show when Deval Patrick's good buddy and Godfather of Subprime, Roland Arnall, got confirmed as W's Ambassador to the Netherlands.


58 posted on 07/12/2010 2:43:58 PM PDT by LomanBill (Animals! The DemocRats blew up the windmill with an Acorn!)
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To: GOPsterinMA
anyone who votes for a bill from Dodd and Barny Frank on financial reform is asking for trouble, Why are these two even involved after the the Freddie and Fannie disaster.
59 posted on 07/12/2010 2:48:49 PM PDT by opentalk
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To: GOPsterinMA

Well ....

We have extreme liberal socialist from very conservative states voting for this bill also. So were is the out rage at North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Indiana, West Virgina, many southern states, Colorado, Nevada, and on and on.

As soon as we quite going after these worthless RINO’s from liberal states and concentrate on real conservative states we can remove enough liberals and replace them with real conservatives and have a super majority of conservatives in the senate.

But instead of liberal hunting we love to shoot these RINO’s, I just do not get it.


60 posted on 07/12/2010 2:52:36 PM PDT by TJC (V)
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